Cuts unlikely for Howard budget as council wraps up review

Howard County Council members wrapped up their review of County Executive Ken Ulman's proposed $1.56...

Political Notebook: Guzzone fundraising for possible exec. bid

Del. Guy Guzzone has $100,274 in campaign cash put aside, likely enough to pay for another run for...

Council seeks to review proposed rail transfer sites

Environmental analysis would follow federal process; Elkridge residents oppose large rail cargo...

Howard buys rural land to prevent contested used-car lot

Residents of the western Howard County hamlet of Daisy who have been battling to block a proposed...

More students designing or making their own prom dresses

Michelle McGinn took three weeks to complete her gold and fire-red dress — aptly named "The...

Columbia's 40th Lakefront film festival lineup announced

Nineteen films, including the Baltimore-area premiere of director Rob Reiner's "Flipped," will be...

From outsider to top judge, Leasure wins respect

As Howard County's top Circuit Court judge, Diane Leasure has been described by colleagues as a...

Rosenstein touts collaborative effort against online child porn

Maryland U.S. Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein praised Friday the success of a five-year collaborative...

Howard council concerned about school board member's lawsuits

Howard County lawmakers say they are concerned about the cost of the legal complaints brought...

Political Notebook: Both sides of aisle oppose raising gas tax

Howard County's most liberal and conservative state legislators agree that gasoline taxes shouldn'...

Healthy Howard program gains council support

Funding appears to have broader support this year

Drug intoxication killed man found in empty Jessup house

A 26-year man who was found dead last month in a basement storage room of an empty Jessup house died...

Howard development appears stable, pace still slow

The pace of home building in Howard County remained nearly unchanged from late 2009 through last...

Running the race against cancer at the Maryland Half Marathon

When Jon Sherbun laces up for the Maryland Half Marathon this weekend, he won't be just another...

Ravens' Kindle pleads guilty to DUI charges, avoids jail time

Sergio Kindle avoided jail time after pleading guilty to drunken-driving charges Tuesday, but the...

Audit: Domestic Violence Center is in the black

County review finds no financial irregularities, but faults background check by previous board in...

Good yarn draws kids, adults to Sheep and Wool Festival

Clayton, Dana and Edward got a crash course this weekend in where wool sweaters come from —...

Thomas Viaduct, Doughoregan Manor among endangered sites

Howard County is often seen as a young, fast-growing suburb, but an annual list of the county's...

Loss of officer fueled speed camera push

Cpl. Scott Wheeler killed in June 2007 by a motorist while conducting a speed check

Political Notebook: Elkridge residents fighting 'city hall'

Fighting City Hall is never easy, but Elkridge residents are getting high marks for their quick...

Howard council begins agency-by-agency budget review

Howard County's proposed operating budget may total $1.56 billion, but it was the minute details...

Consultant DeWolf picked to lead Columbia redevelopment plan

John E. DeWolf III has been the new corporate boss of Columbia for nine days, and he's itching to...

Hip-hop dance troupe wows Ellicott Mills Middle students

Among the first things that hip-hop performer Damon Holley showed the assembled students at Ellicott...

Goddard, Johns Hopkins APL vie for NASA mission

Maryland institutions are involved in two of the three teams competing for $425M

Fox tries to curb speed cameras, to no avail

Cameras approved 4-1; wineries 5-0

New dredging firm sought for delayed Elkhorn project

The Columbia Association is looking for a new contractor to complete the dredging of Lake Elkhorn,...

Two homeless people allowed back into Mall in Columbia

Two homeless people banned from the Mall in Columbia for a year in early February may now return...

Ellicott City man, 44, pleads guilty to growing marijuana in home

A 44-year-old Ellicott City man who police said used his basement for an "extensive" marijuana-...

Howard plans to end property tax credit for energy improvements

Howard County residents waiting for tax credits for solar and geothermal home energy systems may get...

Explore Howard: Bin Laden's death brings relief, more pain

Third officer acquitted in kidnapping, misconduct trial

While decrying their actions Tuesday as "cowboy tactics," a Baltimore circuit judge acquitted the...

Police: 'Serious' drugs found on dead man in empty Jessup house

Drugs were discovered on the man found dead in a Jessup house over the weekend, according to...

Speed cameras coming to school zones this fall

Council chose among 21 possible amendments

200 jobs to be eliminated at Giant distribution center

About 200 people — or nearly half the workers — who handle dry goods at the Jessup...

Police continue to investigate body found with son in Jessup house

Howard County police continued Sunday to investigate the mysterious death of a Jessup man whose...

Family to share woman's tragic story of bulimia, death

Jenna Miller agreed to marry her longtime boyfriend, Benjamin Woods, just months after he rescued...

Howard County motel evacuated for high carbon monoxide levels

A Howard County motel was temporarily evacuated Saturday night after rescue personnel discovered...

McDonald's beating viewed as turning point for transgenders

School kids call Catherine Hyde's teenage daughter "freak" and "pervert," or "homo." She's forced to...